KBI West Africa Limited
KBI Flexi®-Pave is the global standard for flexible porous paving — engineered to handle the toughest infrastructure demands while delivering unmatched durability, performance, and long-term value.
Who We are
KBI Flexi®-Pave, our flagship product, is the cornerstone of our technology and product line. Developed in 2001, Flexi®-Pave set a new standard for flexible porous paving. Years of research, development, and refinement have created the world’s leading porous paving technology—engineered to withstand the demands of modern infrastructure while delivering long-lasting, cost-effective solutions.
Why Choose KBI West Africa Limited
Features
- Flexible: Unlike typical pavement, Flexi®-Pave does not crack under pressure.
- Porous: Handles thousands of gallons per hour of groundwater recharge.
- Cleansing: Reduces dissolved nitrates and phosphates by up to 88%.
- ADA Compliant: Provides a safe and secure surface for all users.
- Sustainable: Made with high volumes of recycled tires.
- Green: LEED-qualified material, meeting 6 out of 7 LEED categories and offering up to 11+ points.
Benefits
Reduced Maintenance: No more costly repairs due to breakage or settling.
Manages Stormwater: Efficiently returns groundwater to the earth while controlling erosion.
Improves Groundwater Quality: Naturally cleans water as it passes through the material.
Meets Federal Standards: Ensures safe entry and access for wheelchairs and walkers.
Environmental Impact: Consumes 3 tires for every 10 sq-ft installed, helping reduce waste.
Value
Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Outlasts traditional alternatives, providing long-term savings.
Reduces Operating Costs: Minimal maintenance requirements mean lower ongoing expenses.
Reduces Liability Risks: Safe, durable surfaces lead to fewer accidents, claims, and lawsuits.
For additional information about KBI Flexi®-Pave, please download these PDFs:
The Original Flexible Porous Paving System
KBI Flexi®-Drain
The surgical BMP that solves drainage issues
KBI Flexi®-Drain provides a low impact, surgical alternative to treat drainage problems. From cross-cut installations that prevent roadside runoff in driveways to solving standing water issues, it’s the perfect answer to a variety of challenges. It can be installed in new development areas as well as retrofit applications, providing an ounce of prevention that solves a ton of problems.
KBI Flexi®-Mulch
The low maintenance, sustainable alternative for planting beds
KBI Flexi®-Mulch provides the same sustainable technology of our core infrastructure products in an offering targeted toward commercial and municipal planting beds. It combines our multiple color offerings with our proprietary binder to provide a sustainable mulch alternative. You’ll benefit from years of a long-lasting, nonmigrating product that has all the benefits of natural mulch without the mess and expense of ongoing maintenance.
KBI Flexi®-Pothole
The long lasting, sustainable solution for pothole repairs
KBI Flexi®-Pothole is a specialty product designed for municipal and commercial entities that have ongoing road maintenance issues. Using our Next Generation technology, we’ve developed a pothole repair system that outlasts everything else on the market in an easy to install, quick setting product.
KBI Flexi®-Roof
The modular protection system for flat roof applications
KBI Flexi®-Roof is designed for the flat roof market and provides a sustainable solution that protects your roofing membrane in a secure, non-migrating ballast. It’s impervious to hail and provides protection for your roofing investment. Sold in premade panels, it goes down quickly to allow for immediate use and access to your flat roof.
Perma-Drive
The architectural advancement in porous surfacing
Perma-Drive is an all-stone alternative porous pavement. While not flexible like KBI Flexi®-Pave, it is tough enough to be used for applications such as parking stalls.
KBI Flexi®-Safe
KBI Flexi®-Safe provides a playground soft surface which meets up to 7’ fall height requirements per ASTM guidelines. Its 100% rubber, that it bound together providing a softer surface than KBI Flexi®-Pave. Beyond being soft for playgrounds, it also is porous, providing much needed drainage, as well as flex in case of ground movement from tree roots.
KBI Flexi®-Roof
The Flexi®-Twall retaining wall that will provide superior support, while allowing the flow of up to 3000 gallons per square foot of water to flow through the Flexi®-Twall
Some Uses :
- Stabilizing embankments.
- Replacing Retaining wall “Gabion Baskets”
- Building sound barriers alongside rails and noisy highways.
- Reducing repairs to embankments that commonly cause mud slides.
- Providing lake side embankment support for golf courses, reservoirs, streams and rivers adjacent to developments;
- Stabilizing slopes on interstates and provide environmentally beneficial retention walls for gardens and recreational areas.
- Shallow seawall and riverbank construction.
Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Governments around the world are now becoming more committed to achieving reductions in Carbon Emissions.
APAI's Scrap Tire Construction Products Division (STCP) uses K.B. Industries (KBI) Technology to help lower Co2 emissions by utilizing scrap tires in the manufacture of their sustainable construction products. Instead of incinerating the scrap tires that would normally release CO2 into the Earth's atmosphere, products like our KBI Flexi®-Pave and KBI Flexi®-Twall, we use these scrap tires to manufacture green products to help sustain the environment. The use of recycled tires within KBI's STCP contributes significantly to the waste reduction issue. For example; each square meter of KBI Flexi®-Pave uses four recycled passenger tires. Furthermore, the porous nature of KBI Flexi®-Pave helps to reduce surface water run-off and aleviate pressure on drainage infrastructure, directing water instead to natural aquifers. The filtration that occurs when water passes through KBI Flexi®-Pave is also proven to remove orthophosphates and dissolved nitrates, promoting cleaner water recharge. Furthermore, laboratory leach testing of virgin KBI Flexi®-Pave samples also shows virtually no material leaching as a result of water flow.